WESTPORT — Town police arrested two men after a motor vehicle stop Wednesday that led to the discovery of 140 bags of heroin.

The arrests occurred after Westport police Officer Bryan McCarthy led a weeks-long investigation that involved numerous hours of surveillance in which the suspects met with buyers near one suspect’s home, Westport police Detective Jeff Majewski said.

Christopher Lord, 29, of 298 Old Bedford Road, Westport, and his friend Joshua Jordan, 29, of 1 Chestnut St., Westport, were the targets of the investigation, Majewski said.

On Wednesday, police said Jordan was driving a 2002 Nissan Maxima with Lord in the passenger's seat. While the vehicle exited Interstate 195 eastbound onto Sanford Road, Majewski said the vehicle failed to stop at the posted stop sign and turned left onto Old Bedford Road.

McCarthy stopped the vehicle, searched Lord and allegedly found 10 bags of heroin inside his jacket pocket. Officers located an additional 130 bags of heroin inside the vehicle, Majewski said.

The vehicle was seized as proceeds of the drug trade along with cash believed to be used to facilitate the suspects' alleged drug sales operation, Majewski said.

The street value of the drugs is approximately $1,100 dollars. Both men were arrested and charged with possession of a Class A substance (heroin) with the intent to distribute and conspiracy to violate the drug Laws.

The Westport Police Department asks that anyone who witnesses suspicious activity around their home contact the police department. Officers from the department’s Community Action Team have been targeting problem areas in town, especially in light of ongoing issues with illegal narcotics, Majewski said.